UF Essay word limit of 2017 applications

I wrote my common app essay and it was around 630 words (about 3500 characters). However, the website says that your essay should be “approximately 2500 characters.” How lenient are they on this limit? Could I have a 3000 character essay?Is there a set word count instead of character count? What do you recommend I do.

Omg. I am in the same exact position

I’m trying to remember how it worked for my son – doesn’t the application just cut you off if you exceed the limit? i.e. No more room to type?

It is an upload this year so if your file uploads successfully, then you’ll be fine.